Tools – Receptacle closure remover – Wall or surface mounted or supported
Patent
1990-02-12
1991-04-02
Parker, Roscoe V.
Tools
Receptacle closure remover
Wall or surface mounted or supported
81 333, 81 329, 81 343, B67B 718
Patent
active
050038443
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a portable opener for removal of covers which are threadedly attached to containers, such as jars of the type commonly found in households. The opener includes a unitary housing, shaped generally as an inverted L. The vertical portion of the housing contains a motor, and a power supply, while the upper, horizontal portion of the housing contains a drive mechanism which is driveably attached to the motor and to a vertically adjustable and removable first gripping means, which is adapted to grip the cover of a container. This first gripping means includes a resilient body which is adapted to be compressed around the container cover by an over center clamping mechanism. A second gripping means is provided to retain the container. The second gripping means surrounds the container and also utilizes an over center clamping mechanism. The second gripping mechanism is attached to the vertical portion of the housing by a pivot block which is adjustable in a vertical as well as a horizontal direction relative to the housing. The vertical adjustment in the pivot block and in the first gripping means permits the container to move downwardly as the cover is loosened, while the horizontal adjustment permits the opener to accommodate containers of different sizes. Both gripping mechanisms may easily be replaced to accommodate covers and containers of greatly varying sizes.
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Garvin, Jr. John C.
Parker Roscoe V.
Staudt James E.
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